russia launchingets biggest air attack on ukraine. russia unleashing unprecedented missiles and drones across the country. schools, factories, warehouses, hospitals hit. one of the largest air assaults of this war. we ll show you the devastation. and president trump removed from the 2024 primary ballot again. this time in maine. how his rivals are responding. plus, wave causing chaos in california. the terrifying moment it slammed into the coastline and why officials say the threat isn t over. welcome to the lead. we start with our world lead and an attack unlike anything we have seen since the star on the war on ukraine. russian strikes blanketing ukraine from east to west, killing at least 3 at this hour and injuring more than 150. cruise missiles, drones and bombers flood ukraine s air defenses in what ukraine said was the worst attack since russia s full-scale invasion nearly two years ago. russia targeted ukranian airbases, but also hit apartment buildings, a metro sta
hello, everyone, and good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, february 26. i m amara walker. good morning. i m boris sanchez. we are so grateful that you are spending your morning us with, starting your week with us. i am pumped to be alongside amara. how are you doing? same here. good to be with you. it s our friday. i am doing great. plenty to get to this morning. here is what we are watching. one thing that has been made clear to me is that everyone wants this contamination gone from the community. the epa stopping the removal of all contaminated material from that toxic train derailment in ohio as a battle now looms over how and where it should be moved. there is an outcry from neighboring states and the white house is responding, too. the war in ukraine is now in its second year and marked by fierce fighting in the east. our alex marquardt is there with troops from around the world who joined the front lines to fight russia s invasion. see
by the producers. we are already heavy into next hour and nobody has gotten in the ear yet. soon they will. coy wire, thanks so much. appreciate you. the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. we ll wrap when we re rad to wrap, already? good morning, buenos dias, welcome to cnn this morning, sunday, february 26. i m boris sanchez. good morning to you. i m amara walker. thank you so much for waking up with us this morning. a lot of news to get to. here is what we are watching this morning. one thing that has been made clear to me is that everyone wants this contamination gone from the community. the epa stops the removal of all contaminated material from the toxic train derailment in ohio as the battle over how and where it should be moved. the outcry from neighboring states and how the white house is responding. the war in ukraine in its second year marked by fierce fighting in the eastern front. heavy shelling across that area in the last 24 hour
which will give us a new look at the investigation into former president trump s efforts to intervene in the 2020 election in georgia. in ohio, a frustrated community demands answers during a heated town hall about the train derailment that released toxic chemicals nearly two weeks ago. a live report ahead on what we can expect as the epa administrator heads there today. plus we have an nbc news exclusive report. president biden plans to deliver his most extensive public remarks yet about the unidentified object shot down over north american airspace as soon as today. we ll talk to senator bob menendez, chair of the foreign relations committee. what he wants to hear from the president. and as house speaker kevin mccarthy leads a republican delegation to the u.s. southern border in arizona, we ll talk to congressman raul grijalva about what needs to be done to address the humanitarian crisis there. we begin with the latest on the investigations into former president dona
to get her british citizenship back. we begin in moscow, where china s top diplomat, wang yi, has met president putin, and reaffirmed their close relationship. the trip to russia by wang yi comes just days before the first anniversary of moscow s invasion of ukraine. here s the meeting between the two. during their talks, mr putin said relations between his country and china were reaching new milestones . he also called on the chinese president xi jinping to visit. earlier, wang yi also met his russian counterpart sergei lavrov, where he said the relationship between the two countries could not be influenced by other nations. let s hear some of what wang yi had to say: translation: i look forward to reaching new agreements. our consultations on strategic security are highly effective between our two countries. they play an important role in strengthening trust and cooperation in a shifting international situation. much is being made of the seating arrangements for president